Cranberry-Cheese Box

Name: Cranberry-Cheese Box
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 servings Crackers or bread rounds; 12 servings Garnishes: green onion strips, fresh cranberries, orange curls; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper; 237 milliliters mayonnaise; 118 milliliters chopped onion; 237 milliliters chopped pecans, toasted; 0 teaspoons pepper; 0 teaspoons salt; 454 grams block sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded; 227 grams whole-berry cranberry sauce

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Cranberry-Cheese Box a try. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 445 calories, 13g of protein, and 33g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of bread rounds, garnishes: green onion strips, mayonnaise, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Beat first 6 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended; stir in pecans.

Ingredients you will need

Pecans

Equipment you will use

Hand Mixer

Shape mixture into a 5- x 5- x 2-inch box, or spoon into a 5-cup mold. Cover and chill 8 hours or up to two days.

Spoon cranberry sauce over cheese mixture; garnish, if desired.

Ingredients you will need

Cranberry Sauce

Cheese

Serve with crackers or bread rounds.

Ingredients you will need

Crackers

Bread

Note: To decorate the box, cut white part from 4 green onions. Blanch green onion tops in boiling water 1 minute or until tender, saving white part for other uses.

Ingredients you will need

Green Onions

Water

Drain. Press 1 green onion strip into base of center of 1 side of box, pressing up sides until it meets center of top of box.

Ingredients you will need

Green Onions

Base

Remove and discard excess green onion. Repeat with remaining green onion strips. Top center with fresh cranberries, orange curls, and additional strips of green onion, if desired.

Ingredients you will need

Cranberries